For the second consecutive year, The three clubs that achieved their promotion to the Premier League signed their return to the Championship in just one season. To four days of the competition, Ipswich Town, Leicester City y Southampton They ran out of mathematical options to remain in the highest category of English football.
This is the third time since the current Premier format was established, in force since 1992, that the clubs that went up to the First Division returned the following year. First it was in the 97-98 season when Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace They finished their adventure in the former called First Division going down in just one year. 26 years later, Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town took the lift elevator to the Championship.
In 2024-25 the pattern of the previous season was repeated. In a year, Ipswich Town, Leicester y Southampton They went from celebrating their return to the Premier to have to assume their reality of returning to a league in which it is very difficult to ascend like the Championship.
Numbers for oblivion
In comparison to the previous three cases, the three descended this season have broken records … negative. In this season, the struggle not to descend in the Premier League practically had no emotion due to the disastrous campaign of those involved, who soon remained without hope of staying.
The fact that they have descended with several days to play speak for themselves. Let's start with the Southampton, the first to oppress the descent button. 'The Saints' signed their mathematical descent seven days from the end of the Premier And in the last dates it will fight not to share with the Derby County de la 2007-08 The dishonor of being the worst descended of the major European leagues in the 21st century. The rojiblancos have barely added 11 points product of only two victories, five draws and … 27 losses!
More dramatic is the case of Leicester City, a club that still lives from the feat of having conquered, against all forecasts, the 2015-16 Premier League. After being champion of the Championship with 97 points last year, It seemed that 'The Foxes' returned to stay in the Premier for a long time, but the reality was another. First with Steve Cooper and then with Ruud Van Nistelrooy, the blue team was too far from being a first level team and in 34 days it has only added 18 points. His destination was also signed seven days after losing with the Newcastle at home.
The Leicester City signed its second decline since its historic title in 2016.
Finally the most recent, the Ipswich Town. 'The Blues' returned to the Premier after 22 years of absence, But the dream of the first was fleeting after just being able to win four games, tie nine and lose 21 for a total of 21 points in 34 days. Interestingly, the Newcastle also was responsible for confirming its irremediable destination with a forceful 3-0 in St. James Park.
Millionaire losses
In the world of sports, very prestigious finals like the Champions League in football, the Super Bowl in the NFL or the World Series in baseball are played, but none of them is as lucrative as the awards of the first places and the winner of the 'playoff' of ascent in the Championship.
Only for promoting the Premier League, each of the teams receives near 200 million euros,But it has been clear that this is not a guarantee of permanence in the last seasons.
But in addition to the hard sporting moment, Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton must also deal with the economic losses of descending in the Premier League. If this season had remained, the three clubs They would have taken 150 'kilos' to their coffersbut now they must work on a new project to return to the English football.
